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Ukraine claims it hit an offshore gas platform used by Russia

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Ukraine's navy and military intelligence have attacked and damaged a former offshore gas platform used by Russian forces in the Black Sea, the navy spokesman said on Saturday.

Ukraine claims it sank Russian submarine in Crimea

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Ukraine's military has claimed that it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the Crimean peninsula.

Ukraine claims to have hit Russian S-400, S-300 systems

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – The Ukrainian military said its forces attacked Russian S-400 and S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in several areas in Crimea overnight on June 10.

Jury deliberations begin in Trump's hush money trial

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – After more than a month of testimony in a courtroom in New York, jury deliberations in former US president Donald Trump's hush money trial began on Wednesday.

Russian air defenses down Ukrainian drone over Crimea

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Russian air defenses on duty destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the territory of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Russia downs 4 Ukrainian missiles over Crimea

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Russia announced Saturday that its forces shot down four Ukrainian missiles over Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight.

Sirens in Sevastopol as Ukraine ramps up attacks on Crimea

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Sirens went off in the city early on Wednesday. Traffic on the Crimean bridge, linking the peninsula to Russia, as well as sea transport, were suspended.

Ukraine claims commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet killed

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – Ukraine asserted on Monday that it had successfully executed an unprecedented missile strike, resulting in the death of the commander of Russia's Black Sea fleet.

Russia thwarts massive Ukraine attack on Crimea

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday that air defenses thwarted an overnight terrorist attack of the Ukrainian armed forces on Crimea by shooting down 19 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the peninsula.

Russia reports of US drones flight over Crimean Peninsula

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Russian Ministry of Defense reports flight of US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk drones over the southwestern part of the Black Sea in area of Crimean Peninsula in the direction of the Russian border.

Russian downs 42 drones, S-200 system over Crimea

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Russia was attacked early Friday by 42 Ukrainian drones, 33 of them were suppressed by electronic warfare systems, and nine were shot down by air defenses, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Zakharova:

Kyiv attempts to hit Crimea not to remain without response

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Ukraine’s acts of sabotage will be responded in kind, as such barbaric steps cannot be justified, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said, commenting on Ukrainian attempts to attack Crimea and the Crimean Bridge.

Russia destroys 20 Ukrainian drones over Crimea

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Russian forces destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones launched onto the Crimean Peninsula early on Saturday, Russia’s defense ministry said.

Russian security official:

Kyiv attacks on Crimean Bridge show US sponsors terrorism

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Ukraine’s attacks on the Crimean Bridge confirm that in aiding the Kyiv regime, the US and its allies are in fact sponsors of terrorism, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said.

Kyiv claims responsibility for last year Crimea Bridge blast

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Crimean Bridge connecting Russia and the Crimean Peninsula in October last year.

Zakharova:

Russia reserves right to tough response to Ukraine's attacks

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Russia reserves the right to respond harshly to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on Crimea and Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said.

Russian diplomat reacts to drone attack on Moscow

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Monday’s drone attack on Moscow was an act of international terrorism, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Ukraine attempts drone attack on infrastructures in Crimea

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Ukraine attempted to launch a drone attack on the Crimean Peninsula on Saturday, the region’s Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said.

Teenage girl killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – A teenage girl has been killed, and four administrative buildings have been damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike against Crimea's northwest, the peninsula's head Sergey Aksenov said Thursday.

Fire at Crimea military base, major highway closed (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A fire that broke out at the military training grounds in the Kirovske district on the Crimean Peninsula has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 people and the closure of a nearby highway.

Ukrainian drone attack targeting Crimea thwarted: Russian MoD

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – An attempt by Kyiv to carry out an attack on Crimea using 28 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was thwarted overnight, announced Russia’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday.

Putin vows retaliation for new Crimean Bridge strike

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed retaliation for a new strike on the Crimean Bridge, targeted by two Ukrainian naval drones overnight.

Zakharova:

US, UK pulling strings behind terrorist regime in Kyiv

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The Kyiv regime is a terrorist regime under the covert administration of Washington and London that shows all the signs of being an international organized crime group, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said.

2 dead after explosions reportedly hit Crimea’s Kerch Bridge

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The Kerch Bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula to Russia has been closed by an “emergency” that killed two people and injured a child after local residents reported hearing explosions in the early hours of Monday morning.

Russia downs missiles over Crimea, Rostov, Bryansk regions

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Russian air defence systems shot down four missiles on Sunday, Russian officials said, one over the annexed Crimean peninsula and three over Russia's Rostov and Bryansk regions that border Ukraine.

Ukraine admits blowing up Russia's bridge to Crimea

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar has admitted that the authorities in Kyiv had carried out an attack on the Crimean Bridge in the autumn of 2022.

FSB thwarts attempt to blow up head of Crimea’s automobile

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has prevented a saboteur from blowing up the automobile of Crimean Head Sergey Aksyonov, the agency said in a statement on Monday.

Russia:

Ukraine hit Crimea-linked bridge with UK-supplied missiles

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Russian officials have said Kiev forces have used long-range missiles supplied by the UK to attack a bridge connecting Kherson province to the Crimean peninsula.

Ukraine strikes bridges on border with Crimea

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – The Ukrainian armed forces have attacked bridges on the administrative border between the Kherson Region and the Crimea near the village of Chongar, Acting Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo said early on Thursday.

Ukraine must accept loss of Crimea: Kissinger

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Ukraine should not attempt to return Crimea and Sevastopol because this can lead to negative consequences for the entire world, former US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger has said.